Simon Cowell is introducing a new ‘Golden Buzzer’ to Britain’s Got Talent 2014

The next series of Britain’s Got Talent will feature a new twist (Photo: ITV)

Simon Cowell is introducing a new ‘Golden Buzzer’ twist into this year’s run of Britain’s Got Talent.

If a judge finds an act particularly brilliant, they can press the Golden Buzzer and automatically send that act through to the live shows.

There’s a catch, however – the Golden Buzzer can only be pressed once during the audition stages.

The twist is said to have been introduced to ensure that the Susan Boyles of the competition are guaranteed a live show slot without going through the usual audition process.

Show bosses are apparently hoping that the new buzzer will cause sparks to fly between judges Cowell, David Walliams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden.

The buzzer is said to ensure that exceptional acts in a similar vein to Susan Boyle don’t slip through the net (Picture: ITV)

A source told The Sun: ‘Pressing it will see the stage erupt in light, music and glitter to celebrate the act getting through.

‘The idea is that if any of the judges absolutely love an act, they can press the buzzer once during the audition rounds to win them an automatic place in the live shows. Given how there’s often a lot of disagreement on the judging panel, this is sure to stir things up.

‘Last year Amanda and Alesha walked off set during auditions after Simon and David refused to vote for a dance act which they thought deserved to go through to the next round. If this happened again, one of the girls could automatically give the act a place.

‘Also, David is known for championing some of the quirkier acts, much to Simon’s frustration — and will no doubt end up pressing it just to wind him up.’